Memory of the World Programme
documentary heritage of worldwide importance, initiative launched by UNESCO From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Memory of the World Programme is a part of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).[1] It is part of a strategy for preserving history. The programme focuses on archives and libraries.[2]
The UNESCO programme began in 1992.[1] It promote the importance of historical documents.[2]
International Advisory Committee
The program is administered by a body known as the International Advisory Committee (IAC). There are 14 members. Each is appointed by the UNESCO Director-General.[3]
Memory of the World Register
Select additions to the World Register are chosen at biannual meetings of the IAC.[4]
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- Bayeux Tapestry
- Biblioteca Malatestiana
- Gero-Codex
- Jikji
- Magna Carta
- Matenadaran
- Shahnameh
- Symphony No. 9 (Beethoven)
- Tabula Peutingeriana
- The Communist Manifesto
- The Diary of a Young Girl
- Treaty of Tordesillas
- Vienna Dioscurides
- Woodblocks of the Nguyễn Dynasty
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Jikji Prize
The Jikji Prize was established with the South Korean government. The $30,000 prize and all costs associated with the prize are funded by South Korea.[5]
Recipients
- 2005: Czech National Library (Prague)[6]
- 2007: Austrian Academy of Sciences, Phonogrammarchiv (Vienna)[7]
- 2009: National Archives of Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur)[8]
- 2011: National Archives of Australia, Canberra.[9]
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